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Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a stage actor of Burmese-Jewish descent who became a familiar supporting player on film and television in his later years. He was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). Sofaer's strong features and resonant voice complemented the many exotic character parts he played. He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921, but soon was alternating between London and Broadway. By the 1930s, he was appearing in both British and American films. Among his more prominent performances were the dual role of the Judge and Surgeon in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and St. Paul in Quo Vadis (1951). He also appeared on television from its earliest days in the late 1930s and on radio. Although his film appearances diminished after the 1950s, he continued to have guest roles on dozens of major U.S. television series throughout the 1960s, including Star Trek ("Charlie X"), The Twilight Zone ("The Mighty Casey"), Lost in Space ("The Flaming Planet") and The Outer Limits ("Demon with a Glass Hand"), until retiring in the mid 1970s. He may be best-remembered for his recurring role as Hadji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie. Sofaer married Psyche Angela Christian, with whom he had two sons and four daughters. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988. The noted jurist of the same name is the son of one of the actor's cousins.
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Filmography
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TV Shows 53
Movies 47
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The Colour Merchant (1998)
The Magician (1973)
Search (1972)
Chisum (1970)
Justine (1969)
Che! (1969)
Head (1968)
The High Chaparral (1967)
Journey to the Center of Time (1967)
Ironside (1967)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
The Rat Patrol (1966)
Felony Squad (1966)
Family Affair (1966)
The Time Tunnel (1966)
Star Trek (1966)
Tarzan (1966)
Tales to Keep You Awake (1966)
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Laredo (1965)
Lost in Space (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Daniel Boone (1964)
4 for Texas (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
The Outer Limits (1963)
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Captain Sindbad (1963)
Taras Bulba (1962)
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
Hitler (1962)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
Thriller (1960)
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
The Third Man (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Wichita Town (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958)
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
Naked City (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Sea Hunt (1958)
The Sad Sack (1957)
The Real McCoys (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
The Thin Man (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Omar Khayyam (1957)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
Not One Shall Die (1957)
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
The First Texan (1956)
Bhowani Junction (1956)
The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
Out of the Clouds (1955)
The Millionaire (1955)
Elephant Walk (1954)
The Naked Jungle (1954)
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Judgment Deferred (1952)
Quo Vadis (1951)
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Cairo Road (1950)
Christopher Columbus (1949)
Calling Paul Temple (1948)
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
Dual Alibi (1947)
The Great Promise (1947)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Freedom Radio (1941)
Crook's Tour (1940)
Rembrandt (1936)
The House of the Spaniard (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
The Admiral's Secret (1934)
The Wandering Jew (1933)
High Finance (1933)
Karma (1933)
Ask Beccles (1933)
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
The Flying Squad (1932)
The House Opposite (1932)
Stamboul (1931)
Dreyfus (1931)
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GenderMale
Birthday1896-09-30
Deathday1988-01-21 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceYangon, Myanmar
CitizenshipsMyanmar, United Kingdom
Also Known AsAbraham Isaac Sofaer
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